Raub MP Receives Overtures from PN, Vows to Stay with PH

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Raub MP Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji said he will not be defecting from DAP to join a Perikatan Nasional (PN) component party, despite having received overtures.

Reportedly, the Raub MP addressed the rumours of being poached by Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties as some people playing “funny politics”.

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“God willing, I will be with Pakatan Harapan (PH) and DAP through rain or shine. Positions are not everything,” he said.

Tengku Zulpuri, DAP’s sole Malay-Muslim MP and a member of the Pahang royal family, admitted he was approached by acquaintances from Umno and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.

“Although we are from different parties, we are still friends. But we must have principles,” he said.

Prior to the collapse of the PH government in February, the 55-year-old served as deputy water, land and natural resources minister within the Cabinet.

During the 14th general election in 2018, he won the Raub constituency by unseating long-time incumbent Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun in a three-cornered fight.

Before winning Raub, Tengku Zulpuri served as Mentakab assemblyman in 2013 as well as Pahang state Opposition leader.

Speculation is rife that PN is actively looking for defections from PH, not only just PKR but also DAP and Amanah, in order to boost its numbers.

To date, it has only managed to win over Sarawak’s Jugah Muyang, the MP of Lubuk Antu.